3 Questions: Richard Binzel on astronomers’ powerful new tool
Pan-STARRS, a telescope designed to reveal the ‘unexpected surprises’ in our solar system, including possible threats to Earth, just became fully operational.
An easier way to synthesize new drug candidates
MIT chemists’ answer to long-standing problem could have a big impact on pharmaceutical business.
Why cancer drugs lose their power
MIT biologists show how tumors can become resistant to the commonly used chemotherapy drug cisplatin.
3 Questions: Sara Seager on searching for Earth-like planets
MIT planetary scientist discusses projects that aim to discover distant planets similar to our own, and what we can learn when we find them
Tracking icy objects, across the globe
Pilot project sets the stage for MIT-led globe-girdling efforts to learn about icy relics of the solar system's birth.
Oddball stars explained
New observations solve longstanding mystery of tipped rotation. In addition to shedding light on how binary stars form, the explanation knocks down a possible challenge to Einstein's theory of relativity.
